Use your computer, your word processing software, and printer to make quick personalized gift-wrap and tags.

1. Choose a decorative font and create a monogram or an initial. Print out on card stock and cut out. Use a hole punch and curling ribbon to attach it to a plain bag. I shredded old book pages in a paper shredder to make the filler for the bags. No bag? Use white parchment or freezer paper as chic wrap. Tie a jingle bell along with a computer generated initial on with ribbon.

2. Create the receivers name using a different color for each letter. Print out on regular weight printer paper. If the box is bigger than the paper – use 2 pieces of paper. Cover the seam where the paper overlaps with ribbon to hide.

1. Cut out the design on a Christmas card and attach to a string of beads or ribbon. Tie onto the handle of the bag. BH&G.com

2. Cut out a page from a book or a sheet of music. Punch a hole into the top and tie on the bag with festive ribbon. Hot glue an old earring or pin to the top of the tag.

Diane is the author ofInstant Decorating, a book that was based on creative tips and tricks that she learned when she worked as retail display designer. She uses those skills and her expertise to help homeowners decorate their homes in their own style without breaking the bank.

When she is not busy creating DIY decorating and crafts projects for her blog, In My Own Style, you can find Diane out thrifting for treasure or on her Pilates Reformer. On the weekends, Diane will be on the bike trail with her husband or wishing she was sitting on a sunny beach reading a good book. She has appeared on Lifetime Television many times demonstrating projects from her book and her work has been featured in national decorating publications. The best two DIY projects Diane has ever made are her two grown daughters who she lovingly refers to as # 1 & # 2.